▲ The Price of Confession
Overview: Thriller, Netflix
Release: December 5, 2025
Cast: Jeon Do‑yeon, Kim Go‑eun, Park Hae‑soo, Jin Seon‑kyu
The Price of Confession is a mystery thriller about Yoon‑su (played by Jeon Do‑yeon), who becomes the prime suspect in her husband’s murder, and Mo‑eun (Kim Go‑eun), an enigmatic figure rumored to be a witch, and the deadly secrets that entangle the two.
▲ 2025 LoL KeSPA Cup
Overview: Disney+
Dates: December 6–14, 2025
Participants: 10 LCK teams, Japan/Vietnam All‑Stars, a North American LCS team
This year’s LoL KeSPA Cup will stream exclusively worldwide on Disney+. The Korean‑language broadcast team features casters Jeon Yong‑jun, Shim Ji‑soo, and Lee Sung‑hoon, with analysts Kim Dong‑jun, Lee Hyun‑woo, Shin Jeong‑hyeon, Lee Seo‑haeng, and Lim Joo‑wan. On‑site interview duties go to anchor Kim Ok‑young.
▲ Will You Be My Manager?
Overview: Drama, Wavve
Release: December 12, 2025
Cast: Kanon Nonomura, Ahn Jun‑won, Yang Jun‑beom, Nam Min‑soo, Yoon Do‑jin
Will You Be My Manager? is a coming-of-age school drama about a Japanese high schooler who loves Korean culture and transfers into the Managerial Arts track at Segi Arts High School, where she grows closer to Segi's rising actor cohort and a quartet of flower boys.
Hana, a Japanese exchange student with a secret, is played by Kanon Nonomura, one of Japan's most buzzed-about stars. The four heartthrobs reminiscent of the F4 from the 2000s hit Boys Over Flowers are portrayed by Asteon's next-gen actors Ahn Jun-won, Yang Jun-beom, Nam Min-soo, and rookie Yoon Do-jin.
▲ Villains
Overview: Drama, TVING
Release: December 18, 2025
Cast: Yoo Ji‑tae, Kwak Do‑won, Lee Beom‑soo, Lee Min‑jung
Villains is a crime action series that pits cutthroat antiheroes against each other over the ultra‑precise counterfeit bill known as the “Supernote.” Director Jin Hyuk — of Sisyphus, The Legend of the Blue Sea, and Master’s Sun — takes the helm, with Kim Hyung‑jun of the film No Mercy penning the script.
▲ The Great Flood
Overview: Action, Netflix
Release: December 19, 2025
Cast: Kim Da‑mi, Park Hae‑soo, Kim Byung‑woo, Han Ji‑soo, Yoo Tae‑gyu
This sci‑fi disaster film follows a group betting humanity’s survival on a water‑logged apartment complex after a cataclysmic flood. After screening in the “Korean Cinema Today – Special Premiere” section at the 30th Busan International Film Festival, it drew raves and has been on the radar ever since.
▲ Made in Korea
Overview: Drama, Disney+
Release: December 24, 2025
Cast: Hyun Bin, Jung Woo‑sung, Woo Do‑hwan, Cho Yeo‑jeong, Seo Eun‑su, Won Ji‑an, Jung Sung‑il
Made in Korea is set in 1970s Korea, a time of turmoil and takeoff. It follows Baek Gi‑tae (Hyun Bin), a man determined to treat the nation itself as a business model to reach the pinnacle of wealth and power, and prosecutor Jang Geon‑young (Jung Woo‑sung), who chases him to the brink as they collide with seismic events.
▲ Cashero
Overview: Superhero, Netflix
Release: December 26, 2025
Cast: Lee Junho, Kim Hye‑jun
The new series Cashero, about a hero whose strength scales with how much money he spends, drops at the end of the month. Singer‑actor Lee Junho plays Sang‑ung, a frugal civil servant saving up for marriage who overnight becomes a full‑fledged superhero.